My original observation was on the difference of attitude of traditional and revival singers I have met over the last forty years, and the present apparent desire to hang a price-tag on songs, be they self-penned or traditional (my point remains - all versions of traditional songs are in essence 'arrangements' therefore the work of somebody).
I was always left with the impression that songwriters like MacColl, Seeger, Tawney, Rosselson et al were proud of the songs they wrote and more than happy to hear them taken up.
The times they are a-changing (the cheque's in the post My Dylan!)
Jim Carroll